1. Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [video] (www.youtube.com)

Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s 3x3 average world record twice at two World Cube Association-certified competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, accord...

Lian Yunzhi, at just six years old, has set a new world record for the women’s 3x3 average Rubik’s Cube, achieving this remarkable feat at two separate competitions in China. Watch the video to see her impressive skills in action.

3. Lambda MicroEgg (www.philipzucker.com)

It’s an egraph that supports well-scoped alpha aware binders.

4. Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029 (www.texastribune.org)

High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Texas will appeal.

A federal judge has mandated that Texas must install air conditioning in all its prisons by 2029, citing high temperatures as a violation of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. The state plans to appeal the decision.

5. What Is RLCD? The Secret Behind Jev (di-zhang-llm.github.io)

RLCD is a calibrated, schema-conditioned extension of pairwise reward modeling: Bradley–Terry becomes Plackett–Luce, and the reward model becomes Jev’s typed decision interface.

RLCD is an advanced framework that modifies existing reward modeling techniques to enhance decision-making processes. Understanding its mechanics could shine a light on how Jev’s typed decision interface functions.

6. Show HN: An open-source manufacturing ERP/MES/QMS (carbon.ms)

Own the stack: run Carbon on your own infrastructure — on-prem, in your VPC, or fully air-gapped. ERP, MRP, MES and QMS on Postgres you own, source available, with an AGPL-3.0 Community edition.

Carbon is an open-source solution for manufacturing management that allows users to run ERP, MRP, MES, and QMS systems on their own infrastructure. With source code availability and a community edition under AGPL-3.0, it offers flexibility and control for businesses looking to manage their operations.

7. Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton (www.tomshardware.com)

Short-term boom could lead to a longer-term drought and removal of important works from circulation.

A recent surge in sales at Japanese used bookstores has raised concerns about the potential long-term impact on book availability, as valuable works may be removed from circulation. The short-term buying frenzy could signal a troubling future for literary access in Japan.

8. Show HN: How long do I need to work at my salary before I can coast, or retire? (github.com)

Contribute to karmanyaahm/budget-tools development by creating an account on GitHub.

A new financial planning tool helps users model different life stages and job timelines, providing insights on how long they need to work at their current salary before considering retirement or a more relaxed work pace. It’s a practical resource for anyone looking to strategize their career and financial future.

9. Solving for faster SHA-1 collision detection (sam.dev)

SHA-1 with collision detection doesn't have to be so slow. How a code generator that moves the checks to SIMD can narrow the gap to plain SHA-1 to ~20–30%.

A new code generator optimizes SHA-1 collision detection by leveraging SIMD technology, significantly speeding up the process to within 20-30% of standard SHA-1 performance. This advancement could enhance efficiency in applications relying on cryptographic hashing.

10. LinkedIn wins court order blocking mass scraping of user data (therecord.media)

The agreement between LinkedIn, ProAPIs and joint business operator Netswift also requires the firms to stop selling and transferring the data, no longer access LinkedIn through fake accounts and delete the data that was scraped, according to a senior LinkedIn executive.

LinkedIn has secured a court order preventing ProAPIs and Netswift from mass scraping user data. The ruling mandates that these companies must cease selling the data, stop using fake accounts to access LinkedIn, and delete any previously scraped information.

12. Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up (www.windowslatest.com)

In March, Windows Latest was the first to notice that Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server was blocking messages containing “Microslop.” Anyone who tried to post it got a moderation warning, and people quickly started testing variations like “Microsl0p” to slip past the filter. Naturally, the situation escalated until Microsoft locked down parts of the server […]

After attempting to prevent users from using the term “Microslop” on its Copilot Discord server, Microsoft has now abandoned the effort. The story highlights the community’s creative ways to bypass the ban and the company’s eventual decision to loosen its grip on moderation.

14. Is A.I. Above the Law? (www.newyorker.com)

Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.

The current legal framework struggles to address the complexities introduced by autonomous machines. This piece examines the gaps in legislation and the implications of unregulated A.I. actions.

17. AI has no intent and no motivation (www.i-programmer.info)

Programming book reviews, programming tutorials,programming news, C#, Ruby, Python,C, C++, PHP, Visual Basic, Computer book reviews, computer history, programming history, joomla, theory, spreadsheets and more.

18. Show HN: Most Hated Tools (www.mosthatedtools.app)

One endless vote: which tool would you rather delete from your life? Jira or Outlook? Teams or Slack? Unscientific, opinionated, and addictive.

19. International observers to investigate Swedish election fraud (www.tv4.se)

Beskedet inför nästa val: ”Skulle givetvis granska alla händelser”

International observers are set to scrutinize the upcoming Swedish elections following allegations of fraud. They have promised to thoroughly investigate any irregularities that arise.

23. A Million Agents Is a Distributed System Problem (www.instacloud.com)

Agents get tired like humans and overload like machines. Once you have thousands of them, the hard part is scheduling and coordination, not intelligence.

Managing a large number of agents involves complex scheduling and coordination challenges, as they can become overwhelmed just like machines. The focus shifts from their intelligence to ensuring efficient operation within a vast system.

26. I Have a Confession: I Built This Site with AI – Please Forgive Me (dynamicallytyped.org)

To be clear, none of the content, but the site engine itself is all AI built. It is a long and somewhat sad story. By the end, I hope you'll forgive me.

The creator shares a personal narrative about building a website using AI for its engine, revealing the struggles and emotions behind the decision. Readers may find the story relatable and thought-provoking as it touches on the intersection of technology and personal ethics.

28. Programming Tutorials Are Dead (robrace.dev)

AI did not kill developer education. It killed the old workflow where learning ended with a sample app and the developer did all of the translation work.

The shift in developer education is driven by AI, which has transformed how learning occurs by automating much of the translation work, moving beyond traditional methods that concluded with sample apps. This change signals a new era for how developers acquire skills and knowledge.

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